Vision 2020 and Beyond: Imminent Deadlines of the "Housewright Declaration"

Branscome, Eric

Contributions to Music Education, v41 p71-91 2016

As we approach the year 2020, it is important to consider the impact of the Housewright Symposium, and to evaluate the development of music education since the publication of the "Housewright Declaration". The purpose of this article was to (1) examine music education in America through the lens of selected "we agree" statements published in the "Housewright Declaration"; (2) with regard to statement twelve, identify barriers and/or issues that have transpired between the publication of the document and the present; and, (3) use this information to make speculations and recommendations for the coming years as we approach another milestone in American music education.